Food allergy data hub
Bioinformatics Core
A centralized team will build online tools to analyze genetic and imaging data to help researchers studying food allergies and the people they treat.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Food Allergy Science Initiative, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Cambridge, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11322739 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project will create a central bioinformatics team that analyzes sequencing and imaging data collected for food allergy research. They will process transcriptomes from gut epithelial, neuronal, and immune cells and analyze specialized uLIPSTIC imaging data. The team will set up high-throughput analysis pipelines and easy web tools so researchers can explore, compare, and share results. They will also work with partner labs to standardize best practices for analyzing the imaging and sequencing data.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People with diagnosed food allergies who are willing to provide biological samples or join related research studies (children and adults as allowed by each site).
Not a fit: People without food allergies or whose condition does not involve the gut, immune, or neuronal pathways under study are unlikely to receive direct benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could speed discovery of biological markers and treatment targets that lead to better tests and therapies for food allergies.
How similar studies have performed: Other bioinformatics cores and shared data platforms have helped researchers make discoveries in allergy and immune research, so this approach builds on proven methods.
Where this research is happening
Cambridge, United States
- Food Allergy Science Initiative, INC. — Cambridge, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Carroll, Thomas S — Food Allergy Science Initiative, INC.
- Study coordinator: Carroll, Thomas S
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.